By Emily Hamann Bellingham Technical College and the Building Industry Association of Whatcom County have teamed up to try to do something about the shortage of workers in the skilled trades. This summer the college will teach a certificate course for anyone interested in joining the construction industry. “We’re finding that hard here in Whatcom [...]

By Jim Ostendorff For The Bellingham Business Journal Nearly three years ago, I started a cybersecurity program at Peoples Bank. The bank was looking to take its security measures to the next level, and I jumped at the chance to lead this effort — even though, I must admit, it was a daunting assignment at the [...]

Bellingham Advanced Medical Imaging is now open at 1344 King St., Suite 101, Bellingham. The Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 13. An open house, which will include tours of the imaging center, will be held later this summer. The new outpatient center offers services including CT, MRI, ultrasound, x-ray [...]

RE/MAX Whatcom County has welcomed Kristin Clarkman to its Lakeway office. Clarkman will be joining the Rick Moore team. Clarkman has recently relocated to Whatcom County from her home state of Pennsylvania. Previously, she worked for 10 years as a broadcast meteorologist in TV markets from Pennsylvania to Minnesota. Clarkman can be reached at 360-603-2200 [...]

Kyle Martin recently joined Muljat Group Realtors at its Bellingham office. Martin’s family ties in Whatcom County date back to the 19th century. His great grandfather, Adrian W. Yorkston, started in 1939 a company that would become Yorkston Oil, a local family-owned company that survives to this day. Martin is a graduate of Western Washington [...]

By Emily Hamann The Bellingham Business Journal What could be sweeter than chocolate? Chocolate that gives back to the communities in which it is grown. Bellingham’s Ari Lee-Newman and Paul Newman have been selling Bija Chocolates for more than two years, and they just got a big boost last month, when they were featured on [...]

RE/MAX Whatcom County has welcomed Chris Edwards to the Lakeway office. Edwards will join the Rick Moore team and will focus on residential, single/multi-family investments and transition into development opportunities. Edwards was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, and bought his first rental property in his 20s. Edwards has been investing in Whatcom County [...]